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1. 101 西EN Western Fantasy: Your Majesty the Empress, I Am a Loyal Servant of the Empire 西幻：女皇陛下，朕是帝国忠臣啊 Writing Nonsense Like Crazy嘎嘎乱写Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsOngoing [Farming]+ [Slow Burn]+ [Western Fantasy]+ [Multiple Races]+ [No System]+ [Conquest] After transmigrating to the Middle Ages, he became a nobleman named Field. He learned that women in this world could awaken as “Chosen Ones,” each with unique abilities and extraordinary beauty. Field hadn't even had time to celebrate before his useless father and beautiful stepmother sent him off to develop a blighted land full of poverty and monsters! Worse still, the entire empire, no, the entire world, was r 310.6kReads9.4Score19.3kShelves
2. 102 作 I Extend My Life by Doing Evil: Immortal in the High Martial World 作恶延寿，我在高武长生不死 Ya Qi鸦栖Urban625k WordsCompleted [Advanced Martial Arts + Fast-Paced Power Fantasy + Rapid Leveling + Crushing All Opposition + No Romance] In a world of advanced martial arts, the martial path flourished. Chu Sheng was reborn back to his senior-year sparring competition. His opponent was Ye Chen, who had crippled him in his previous life and loved to play the pig to eat the tiger. What else was there to say? He'd go all out and take him down! Ding! Serpent-Coiling Spear reached the state of returning to simplicity! Ding! Mount 9.9kReads8.5Score734Shelves
3. 103 满EN A Family of Hopeless Romantics, Except for the Evil Little Junior Brother 满门恋爱脑，唯有小师弟正的发邪 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Slow-Burn + Cautious Protagonist + Funny and Lighthearted] The senior apprentice brother is love-struck, and the second senior apprentice brother is burdened with a blood feud. The third senior apprentice sister has loved and fought the Demon Lord through three lifetimes, while the fourth senior apprentice sister is a white lotus. The sect leader left the sect for love, and the uncle-master ventured deep into the demonic path for the woman he loved... Neither immortal nor heroic, th 21kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
4. 104 假 You Drove Me Away With Your False Benevolence, So Why Are You Crying as I Loot Your Home? 假仁假义逼我走，我来抄家哭什么 Positive Film Kid正胶小子Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Imperial Guards + power fantasy + ruthless and decisive + takes down hypocrites + face-slapping] [Kill, kill, kill, kill!] The ruthless Cheng Yu transmigrates into a martial arts world and becomes an Imperial Guard! He serves the once-mighty Da Qian Dynasty, where a rising martial world holds sway and challenges the weakening court. Born without family, he was adopted by ordinary foster parents of humble status. He struggles to survive in a world where strength decides who gets to speak and wha 13.5kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves
5. 105 领 Lord: From the Start, Am I Really Marrying a Villainess? 领主：开局迎娶恶役千金？ Dog Cangyun Bai狗苍云白Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Lord + Farming + Western Fantasy] After transmigrating into the last game he played before dying, and somehow being chosen by the royal family, Lind became the doomed fiancé in the game, dragged into a rebellion by a villainess heiress. To avoid the tragic ending of the original story, Lind had no choice but to find a way to save himself in this increasingly fantastical world. Years later, some outlying races heard a human whisper: “Why do barbarian tribes keep spawning on the empire’s borders? 26kReads8.8Score2.2kShelves
6. 106 女 Trying to Get Myself Killed in a Romance Novel? I'm More Cautious Than the Villain 女频文里作死？我比反派还谨慎 The Rat in the Mental Hospital精神病院里的老鼠11k WordsCompleted Courting Death in a Women's Romance? I'm More Cautious Than the Villain 2.9kReads—Score180Shelves

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7. 107 我 After I Stopped Waiting for My CEO Wife to Come Home, She Fired Her Male Assistant 我不再等总裁老婆回家后，她辞退了男助理 The Rat in the Mental Hospital精神病院里的老鼠37k WordsCompleted After I Stopped Waiting for My CEO Wife to Come Home, She Fired Her Male Assistant 3.3kReads—Score109Shelves
8. 108 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book and Brought the Campus Beauty Home. My Iceberg Wife Exploded 穿书后我带了校花回家，冰山老婆炸了 The Rat in the Mental Hospital精神病院里的老鼠15k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, I brought the campus beauty home, and my ice-cold wife blew a fuse 584Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 失 After Losing My Memory, I Mistook a Yandere for My Wife 失忆后我错把病娇当老婆 The Rat in the Mental Hospital精神病院里的老鼠37k WordsCompleted After Losing My Memory, I Mistook a Yandere for My Wife 5.2kReads—Score125Shelves
10. 110 老 Honey, Don't Make a Fuss. I'm Just Marrying a Coworker 老婆别闹，我只是和同事结个婚 The Rat in the Mental Hospital精神病院里的老鼠17k WordsCompleted Honey, don't make a fuss. I'm just marrying a coworker. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 111 爱 Love Finds Its Way Home. I'll Trade a Slash for You to Turn Back! 爱有归途，我用一刀换你回头！ The Rat in the Mental Hospital精神病院里的老鼠19k WordsCompleted Love finds its way home. I'll trade a single slash to make you look back! 4Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 晚 The Evening Breeze Cannot Carry Away Old Love 晚风不渡旧情深 The Rat in the Mental Hospital精神病院里的老鼠12k WordsCompleted The Evening Breeze Can't Carry Old Love Across 64Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 你 You Are No Longer My First Choice 你的第一选择，不再是我的第一选择 The Rat in the Mental Hospital精神病院里的老鼠Marriage & Romance23k WordsCompleted Your First Choice Is No Longer My First Choice 6Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 114 离 After the Divorce, I Married a Coworker, and My Ex-Wife Begged Me to Get Back Together 离婚后我娶了女同事，前妻跪求复合 The Rat in the Mental Hospital精神病院里的老鼠23k WordsCompleted After the Divorce, I Married a Female Coworker, and My Ex-Wife Begged Me to Get Back Together 281Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 115 冷 We Can Have a Cold War, but We Can Still Hug 冷战归冷战，抱抱归抱抱 The Rat in the Mental Hospital精神病院里的老鼠27k WordsCompleted We Can Keep Giving Each Other the Cold Shoulder, But We Can Still Hug 443Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 116 我 A Villain Like Me and a Lovesick Beauty Make Perfect Sense! 我一反派配病娇很合理吧！ The Rat in the Mental Hospital精神病院里的老鼠26k WordsCompleted I'm a Villain, So It's Only Natural for Me to Pair Up with a Yandere, Right?! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 结 My Marriage Certificate Is Fake, So I’m Going Home to Meet Potential Matches 结婚证是假的，我选择回家相亲 The Rat in the Mental Hospital精神病院里的老鼠14k WordsCompleted Our marriage certificate is fake, so I'm going home to meet potential husbands. 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 女 Playing with Death in a Female-Oriented Novel? I Teach My Daughter to Beware of Bad Boys, and She Finds Herself a Husband 女频文里作死？我教女儿防黄毛，女儿给自己捡了个老公 The Rat in the Mental Hospital精神病院里的老鼠22k WordsCompleted A death-seeking character in a female-oriented novel? I teach my daughter how to guard against bad boys, and she brings home a husband of her own. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 邻 The Girl Next Door Is a Yandere 邻家姐姐是病娇 The Rat in the Mental Hospital精神病院里的老鼠26k WordsCompleted The Girl Next Door Is a Yandere 880Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 直 Livestream: Proving the Existence of an Infinite Multiverse from the Start 直播：开局证明无限多元宇宙 Become a God成神Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming: I’m leading the evolution of civilization] After transmigrating, Jiang Zhe becomes the host of a science education program. He gets bound to a System. To his surprise, he discovers that all he has to do is explain science to earn an endless stream of rewards. Using scientific theories from his previous life, he proves from the start that the world is fake and that infinitely many multiverses exist. “...” “Nuwa mended the sky by repairing the moon and the earth.” “Ancient civiliza 11.2kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
21. 121 风 A Book by Feng Wang Bei Chui Himself 风往北吹本尊的一本书 The Wind Blows North, This Venerable One风往北吹本尊Historical374k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 21Reads5.2Score—Shelves
22. 122 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 83.3kReads9.4Score13.4kShelves
23. 123 开 Death Sentence from the Start: How Can I Survive Without a Heart of Stone? 开局死刑：我不心狠怎么活？ When the Brush Falls, the Wind Runs Wild笔落风荒Urban6.2M WordsOngoing [Six million words, it's ready to binge!] [Decisive and ruthless + dark revenge + invincible protagonist] [Killing grants energy, breaking through realms is as easy as drinking water! That's what it means to be invincible!] Long Kai transmigrates into the body of a death-row prisoner, and starts out in prison! The System awakens: Kill! Kill! Kill! He kills his way from prison to the stars, from mortal to Dao Lord. He kills until his power runs wild, until he stands invincible beneath the heavens 20.6kReads6.6Score1.6kShelves

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    [Over five million words, ready to be devoured!] [Decisive ruthlessness + dark revenge + invincible protagonist] [Killing grants energy, breaking through realms is as easy as drinking water! This is the invincible protagonist genre!] Long Kai transmigrates into a death row inmate, starting in prison! System awakens: Kill! Kill! Kill! From prison to the starry sky, from mortal to Dao Lord. Kill until power goes berserk, kill until invincible. Treading on the corpses of the royal court, pointing his sword at the source of the starry sea. The so-called geniuses and prodigies are nothing but a bunch of chickens and dogs!! Kill! Kill! Kill!!!

24. 124 无 The Unrivaled Live-In Son-in-Law 无双赘婿 Old Friend from the South Bridge南桥故人Urban8.2M WordsCompleted Four years ago, flames consumed the capital. He married into another family, with no one in the world to depend on. Clad in plain robes, he fell far from home, with no way of knowing whether he would ever return alive. Four years later, a white horse rode across Jiangnan. In the prime of his life, he returned home in glory. Red wedding finery lined the road for miles, and she smiled at him, a peerless gentleman. 3.5kReads8.7Score357Shelves

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    This book demands patience. With over 8 million words and more than 3,000 chapters, the first 200 chapters are roughly rated around 5 out of 10. Those without sufficient patience should not proceed. After the Su City arc, the story is nearing its end. The book explores the military spirit of the Northern Frontier, the long-buried history of the Nine Kings, the three hundred dynasties of the Divine Martial Continent, and the already decaying Divine Martial Hall. It also touches on the war between gods and demons in the second plane, the insurmountable barrier to the Emperor Realm, the Sword Emperor's final choice, and more… The synopsis is insufficient; please proceed to the main text. (Again, those without patience should not proceed. We look forward to your arrival.)

25. 125 逆 The Reverse Maze 逆位迷宫 Peng Pai彭湃Urban1.7M WordsOngoing On the day of his eighteenth birthday, Bai Ze's life begins a countdown. Survive or perish: that is the choice. // Three lives, six paths, a mist-shrouded maze. Nothing is harder than choosing one's fate. 92.1kReads9.5Score7.2kShelves

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    The new work by Peng Pai is very suitable. The protagonist, Bai Ze, receives a watch from his brother Bai Jue on his 18th birthday, which completely disrupts his life. Bai Jue disappears, his identity is stolen, and a mysterious countdown appears on his wrist. In order to find Bai Jue and uncover the reason for his disappearance and the truth, he enters a labyrinth.

26. 126 影 The Movie Emperor Keeps Trying to Make a Move on Me 影帝他总想对我图谋不轨 An Suiyu安随遇Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Shen Yi, stage name Wei Long, was an actor of superstar caliber who took the world by storm in the 1970s. But after he disappeared one day, he vanished from history without a trace, as if he had never existed. One day, Rong Qian spotted a photo of herself with Shen Yi, taken more than thirty years ago... This incredible discovery sent her on journey after journey through time, transmigrating into the past to save him! For Rong Qian, only a few days passed between each trip to the past. But for S 35.6kReads9.7Score5.6kShelves

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    Super good! The plot is incredibly captivating and original, with one twist after another. You can't even imagine what will happen next. Just look at its 9.9 Rating, I don't need to say more, right? Finding such a gem among all the good stuff is truly rare. Don't be fooled by the name and synopsis; don't worry, it's not a story about the entertainment industry (つ≧▽≦)つ🎉 I admire the author's imagination; I even think he's actually experienced it himself.

27. 127 临 A Final Wish 临终之愿 Lei-jie's Hopeless Simp蕾姐的老舔狗Mystery322k WordsOngoing [Not for everyone: a niche novel with no harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincible hero, and no wish fulfillment. The storytelling is detailed, but the pacing is a little slow.] [Why I write: I'm not after money. I don't have much, but I have enough. What I hope for is understanding, and I sincerely look forward to thoughtful readers.] [Keywords: hard science fiction, rigorous logic, wit and humor, critical thinking, and knowledge from seventeen academic disciplines to broaden your perspective] 184Reads—Score102Shelves

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    It depends on whether you prioritize sensory enjoyment or intellectual and aesthetic pleasure. This book is the kind that's entertaining, funny, and educational—a book you can confidently recommend to others without shame, showcasing your taste. If you're tired of conventional formulaic stories, wish-fulfillment fantasies, and feng shui metaphysics, and are starting to have higher intellectual and aesthetic demands, this hard science fiction, logically sound, humorous, and knowledge-rich "Ten Days to End" is an excellent solution for expanding your knowledge and improving your thinking skills while enjoying entertainment.

28. 128 王 Sweet Everyday Life in the Prince’s Mansion 王府甜宠日常 Xu Lian序连Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted [Past and Present Lives 1v1 + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] Wen Sisi was crown princess for five years. The crown prince appeared to be a loving husband, but in truth he loathed her. From their wedding night onward, he sought out his concubines, and in the end he personally caused her death before elevating the concubine he loved to the position of his principal wife. Reborn, Wen Sisi ignored the crown prince's flirtatious hints and chose to marry Liu Xuan, Prince of Jingjiang, a man o 12.3kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    They're so good, I've read each one several times.

29. 129 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: I Only Want to Be a Cousin, Not a Concubine 穿书之我只想当表妹，不想做妾 Your Lordship Smiles by the Rail倚栏君笑Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + palace and household intrigue + romance + satisfying revenge + everyday life] Zhou Qiongyue was praying for a chance to lie flat, only to transmigrate into a household-intrigue novel she'd read. The catch was that she wasn't the heroine. The heroine was Xie Zixin, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping. The male lead was Zhou Qiongyue's childhood friend, her second imperial cousin. Zhou Qiongyue, meanwhile, was a lovesick supporting female character who wa 14.4kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
30. 130 胎 Born in the 1970s: Marrying an Unremarkable Army Officer 胎穿七零：嫁背景板军官 Meng Bayue孟八月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qin Yinyin woke up to find that she had transmigrated, and become the vicious sister-in-law of the villain in a period novel! Even worse, by the time she transmigrated, the female lead had already driven the villain’s sister-in-law out to the countryside! Thinking of the miserable fate that had befallen the original owner, Qin Yinyin couldn’t help shivering. To avoid the tragic ending in the book, she lived with utmost caution, yet trouble still came knocking. With no other choice, Qin Yinyin se 2.5kReads7.4Score151Shelves
31. 131 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 266.6kReads9.6Score31.2kShelves
32. 132 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves
33. 133 将 The Bride-to-Be 将嫁 Echoes Linger for Three Days绕梁三日Ancient Romance287k WordsCompleted Three years ago, to pacify the western frontier, he married the daughter of the Governor-General of Yongzhou as his empress. But during his lifetime, he met Huo Shiying, the one and only woman of her kind, and the sole female general in the Great Yan dynasty. She doesn't know, and no one else does either, that he has followed her life for twenty whole years. When he was six, he first heard his mother and eldest sister mention her name, and wondered how a two-year-old girl could have been taken t 25kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
34. 134 公 The Beautiful, Arrogant Princess and Her Sly, Flirtatious Consort 公主美又骄，钓系驸马茶艺高 Fragrant Wood Terrace木香台Ancient Romance353k WordsCompleted [Flirting with each other + Sweet romance, both are virgins + Taking down scumbags] [Arrogant princess + Scheming, sickly, beautiful prince consort] Yun Chaorong’s transmigration into a book went wrong, and she became the heroine of a tragic romance. She learned she was destined to be disfigured and humiliated, lose her entire family, then be imprisoned and tortured to death by the male lead, Xie Nanzhu. What the hell! Yun Chaorong wasn’t having it. She kicked the original male lead and the supp 12kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
35. 135 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.6kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves
36. 136 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en 87.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
37. 137 明 Flirting Openly! Seducing in Secret! Sharing Sweet Moments on a Dating Show with a Top-Tier Star 明撩！暗诱！和顶流影帝恋综撒糖 A Crescent Moon一剪月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The print editions of the novel and manga adaptation of Secret Crush Echoes are now available for purchase across all platforms. Li Jiu is hailed as a breathtaking beauty in Beijing’s elite circles, with sultry eyes, long legs, a slender waist, and a dazzling, unrestrained beauty. One drunken night, she accidentally flirts with Pei Shisi, a top-tier star and actor, then gets boycotted across the internet after a trending video shows her pinching his butt. What no one knows is that the two grew u 18.8kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves
38. 138 我EN I'm a Type II Civilization with a Dimensionality Reduction Strike, Isn't That Perfectly Reasonable? 我一个二级文明有二向箔很合理吧 Chen Erlan陈二懒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsCompleted [Technology + Disaster + Interstellar + Tech Tree] In the year 2050 AD, the Sun is affected by an unknown force, and a helium flash is imminent! Is Earth on the brink of destruction? No matter. I’ll handle it! Is the Trisolaris system’s Proxima Centauri civilization about to invade? No matter. I’ll handle it! Are advanced civilizations locked in conflict across the dark universe? No matter. I’ll handle it! … Starting with controlled nuclear fusion, the protagonist, Lü Yongchang, ushers humanity 90.1kReads9.6Score7.9kShelves

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    The universe is a dark forest, where civilizations are all armed hunters. The protagonists, a Type II civilization, silently struggle for survival in interstellar space. Unexpectedly, an accidental exploration leads them to discover the god-like weapon, the Two-Dimensional Foil. This devastating weapon instantly shakes the entire universe. Powerful civilizations bare their fangs. Can the protagonist, in this desperate situation, wield the Two-Dimensional Foil and lead their race to a triumphant rise from ants to overlords?

39. 139 穿 Transmigrate to Yunnan Worm Valley: A Survival Guide for the Consort of King Xian 穿越云南虫谷：献王妃求生指南 Like Snow, Remembering the Passing Years似雪忆流年Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Ghost Blows Out the Light] + [yandere] + [King Xian is a straight-up tyrant, no redemption arc] The rating has just been posted, so it’ll go up. Updates are steady, so you can’t go wrong giving this a try! I transmigrated, but instead of getting a comeback story, I landed straight in the palace of King Xian of the ancient Dian Kingdom! All around me, women wailed in agony. Before me stood a mad tyrant with a bronze sword in hand and a sinister look in his eyes. No System! No supernatural abilit 57.1kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves

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    A female-oriented suspense thriller recommendation; the rating is rising. The male lead is a madman criticizing a tyrant, and there's no attempt to redeem him. He's obsessed with ascension to immortality and kills without hesitation; the female lead can only barely survive.

40. 140 自 Surrender 自首 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery691k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 20.6kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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    I don't know what kind of books you like, but apart from 10 and 15 which I listened to from other sources, I was motivated to watch or listen to the rest all at once. Personally, I highly recommend 1236 and 1214. 15 Is very touching, 10 is a very realistic story about the impact of changing times on people in a small courtyard, 13 is very healing, 8 is history from another perspective, 5 has a lot of information and requires listening to a segment every now and then to reflect on the content, and 4 is a very imaginative book.

41. 141 炬 Torchlight [Criminal Investigation] 炬火【刑侦】 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery601k WordsCompleted Dozens of high-stakes, mind-bending cases. A detective and a psychologist join forces to solve crimes, uncover the truth, and probe human nature. (Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + strange tales + revenge plots + perfect partners + light horror + suitable for the easily frightened.) This novel is the second installment in Confession, also known as The Truth About Murder. Once again, it follows detective captain Ti An and psychologist Zhao Yao 6.7kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
42. 142 元 The Yuan Family Pawnshop 元家当铺 Galloping Meatball飞奔的肉丸子Mystery497k WordsCompleted Supernatural folklore + food + episodic cases + palace intrigue + ancient secrets + emotional growth In an alley deep in the heart of the capital lies a pawnshop. It takes more than gold and silver: it accepts your memories, love and hate, luck, and years of life. The owner appears to be a gentle cook, but she is actually the pawnshop’s guardian, versed in the forces of yin and yang. With a pot and spatula, she can make spiritual dishes that soothe restless souls, or simmer the deepest desires o 124Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 143 不 If You Won't Write the Memorial, Why Are You Going on the Northern Campaign? 不写出师表，你北什么伐呀！ Autumn Wind Over Luoshui洛水秋风Historical2.8M WordsCompleted “This place is so delightful, I could forget all about Shu!” Liu Shan, who left behind this timeless saying, thought he had died. But when he opened his eyes again, he had become Zhao Gou, the emperor of the Great Song. With none of Zhao Gou's memories, he gazed at the officials filling the court and fell into deep thought. They have a chancellor here too? The name Qin Hui might not sound like much, but surely he's as capable in both letters and arms as my foster father! Hmm? Wait, why is there 43.6kReads8.9Score4.5kShelves
44. 144 回 The Spring Renewal Pharmacy 回春药铺 The Coldest Days Are Coming小寒将至Ancient Romance432k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + no rebirth or transmigration + revenge + political intrigue] Every thrilling tale begins in a little apothecary. After a chance encounter, a master and apprentice who have both suffered the slaughter of their families and endured countless hardships find themselves facing powerful enemies. They have no choice but to assume secret identities and disappear into the bustling streets of the capital, plotting carefully and advancing step by step as they seek revenge, stirri 19kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
45. 145 椒 Jiaofang Palace 椒房殿 Bluebird of Love and Moonlight风月青鸟Ancient Romance240k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + legendary tales + female ensemble cast + imperial court and nobility + political scheming + tragic romance + episodic stories] Jiaofang Palace, a magnificent residence that represents power and status. The women of the imperial harem all vie for the chance to live there, A battlefield without gunfire, a silent struggle to the death. Over two hundred years, who has lived in Jiaofang Palace, and what kind of lives did they lead? Eighteen deeply moving stories, Taking you through 817Reads9.1Score104Shelves
46. 146 锦 A Carefree Official in the Embroidered Uniform Guard 锦衣卫里的闲散官 Fat Coca-Cola肥胖的可乐Historical2.1M WordsCompleted Flying-fish robes, embroidered spring knives. When the brocade-clad guards draw their blades, the court runs red with blood. Traitors who collude with the enemy: execute them! Officials who take bribes: execute them! Those who disrupt the court: execute them! Those who form cliques for personal gain: execute them! In an age of prosperity and splendor, where life drifts like willow fluff, the embroidered spring knife holds the realm in check. He Lu put away his Embroidered Spring Knife, still sta 32.7kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
47. 147 百 The Hundred Demon Manual 百妖谱 Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Ancient Romance165k WordsCompleted A man, a monk, and a fox wander the world, laughing and arguing along the way. White demons, countless affairs, and every kind of human emotion: a world of strange wonders and the warmth and hardships of human life. 10.4kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves
48. 148 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves

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    It's beautiful; it portrays a concubine's journey from initial confusion upon entering the palace to her confinement within its walls, and also depicts the harmonious scene of the concubines huddling together for warmth, free from open and covert struggles.

49. 149 这 This Real Young Master Is No Gentleman, and He Throws Himself at a Bad Girl 这真少爷不正经，主动投怀坏女 Magical Little Crow神奇小乌鸦Urban218k WordsOngoing [Eating, eating, eating] [Multiple Heroines] [Campus Romance] [Surreal Comedy] [Succubus + Scheming Male Lead + White Moonlight Who Didn’t Die + Chasing the Male Lead + Sweet and Angsty] Su Yibai read a surreal wish-fulfillment novel, only to find that its ending had the long-lost real young master return to his family, get framed by the Su siblings, and then forgive them outright! The accusation was just a misunderstanding, and soon the domineering older brother became his doting big bro, while 273Reads—Score169Shelves

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    This is an incredibly good story about a woman pursuing her husband, with a lighthearted and humorous writing style.

50. 150 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host’s Max-Level Comeback 快穿，宿主满级逆袭 A Glutton饭桶一个Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, one fixed male lead and a 1v1 romance, strong female lead, satisfying comeback story] Qing Wu was bound to a System and transmigrated through three thousand worlds. Where was the promised wealth? The success? She transmigrated into the vicious female antagonist in someone else’s story, a cannon-fodder character with barely any screen time, or even a random passerby. The System was unreliable, so she’d have to handle everything herself. The chosen one? The heaven-bless 6.6kReads8.7Score495Shelves

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